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blastron
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Blobby ends on unloaded filament causing load failure

I recently got my MMU2 successfully built, but I'm running into some pretty annoying issues trying to get it to actually print, as I'm frequently getting "MMU load failed" messages.

When I watch the filament loading into the extruder, I'm seeing that the end of the filament is blobby and uneven, which seems like a good enough explanation for why it wouldn't load correctly. Manually trimming the end to a proper taper solves the problem and allows the print to continue. However, the blobby ends are happening as a result of a previous unload, and this happens on a fairly regular basis. (I'd estimate one out of every ten times.)

Is there some setting I need to tweak to make sure that the end of the filament tapers off properly when it's unloaded from the extruder?

(For my filament, I'm using a couple spools of Hatchbox PLA, and I'm printing using the default settings in PrusaSlicer. The print temperature is 215, and the temperature of the cooling step during changes is 205.)

Posted : 20/10/2019 3:43 am
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